Pete, I can't believe you have written that, you were the one that season having a go at Brown and saying we wouldn't get into the top 4, wouldn't win any silverware, wouldn't get to a grand final. I think you said you would do a streak down Mc Manus Drive if we did.
Well we won the League Leaders Shield an became SuperLeague Champions, and now you are using the above statement to strengthen an opinion.

Did you do the streak as promised by the way or was there a "get out of jail" statement hidden somewhere.

Where have you heard that? That would be bizarre one, to say the least.

I don't think we have one single strike player. Maybe percy but he's not really kicked on how I thought he would.

Have you got a specific 5 or 6 players in mind, if so who do you recommend, or have you just come up with an empty number. I can't think of anybody going out of contract being available of real quality to fill up our backline excluding Percival.

Tom Johnstone, Krisnan Inu, Luke Gale, James Green, Sia Soliola, Tariq Sims. All ooc except for Johnstone. Walsh, Burns, Wilkin, Vea, LMS and SMD out and IMO we should be close cap wise (worst case is we lose Turner as well). That'd leave us:

Makinson
Johnstone Percival Inu Swift
Fages Gale
Amor Roby Green
Soliola Sims
Savelio

Turner Greenwood Walmsley Thompson

Lomax
Grace Dawson Wellington Spedding
Richardson Gilmore*
Tasi Charnock Richards
Davies Peyroux
Knowles

Smith Ashworth Nzoungou Haggerty

That being said, we aren't in for Walker. We offered him a contract at the end of last year for our reserves, and he rejected.

I'm no Saints fan by a long stretch, I'll never forget the ribbing you've given us over the years but-

Yourvforward pack is spot on when everyone's focused. Walmsley and Roby would be the first names on the team sheets for
any side. Thompson looks a good un plus Savelio and Greenwood are great players in the making and already good.
Your whole back line is decimated by injuries and KC is doing the best with the limitations he has.
Give KC some time with a fully fit squad and I reckon he'll do well.

We'd never get Soliola or Sims. Soliola is a key player for the Raiders, he won their POTY last season and does a lot with their youth teams. Sims is a SOO player in the making and will probably debut this season for NSW.

Quote: SecondRowSaint "We'd never get Soliola or Sims. Soliola is a key player for the Raiders, he won their POTY last season and does a lot with their youth teams. Sims is a SOO player in the making and will probably debut this season for NSW.'" Our ins and outs clear out a hell of a lot of cap space. I don't think it's unreasonable to think we could get at least one. Josh Jackson at Bulldogs is another who'd be a a great pick up but he's probably in the category above the 2 mentioned. The point is there are options which mean we shouldn't just bumble on blind offering good contracts to mediocre players like LMS. Quote: SecondRowSaint "Pretty sure Luke Gale isn't o.o.c at the end of the season.'" Last contract info I can find on Gale is: www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... -luke-gale and zerotackle has him ooc too - unless it can be proved otherwise?

Quote: SecondRowSaint "We'd never get Soliola or Sims. Soliola is a key player for the Raiders, he won their POTY last season and does a lot with their youth teams. Sims is a SOO player in the making and will probably debut this season for NSW.'" Our ins and outs clear out a hell of a lot of cap space. I don't think it's unreasonable to think we could get at least one. Josh Jackson at Bulldogs is another who'd be a a great pick up but he's probably in the category above the 2 mentioned. The point is there are options which mean we shouldn't just bumble on blind offering good contracts to mediocre players like LMS. Quote: SecondRowSaint "Pretty sure Luke Gale isn't o.o.c at the end of the season.'" Last contract info I can find on Gale is: www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... -luke-gale and zerotackle has him ooc too - unless it can be proved otherwise?

I would still keep LMS he is our best player for Tackle Busts and Clean Breaks at the moment he is also in our top 3 for Metres, Tackles and Off Loads so his workmate is good, its only his discipline where he is a waste of space. Biggest worry for me is Savelio he's not kicked on this season, we want the "angry Sav" not the stroll up laid back one.

Do you not think it's a coincidence that LMS only had two good seasons and that's the two when he's in his contract renewal season?

Just saying like

Just keep giving him a 12 month renewable contract, that will sort him out, then we don't need to go back into the past to find out when he was a waste of space.